Help for the Helpless

Analysis

Help for the Helpless is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in December 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Help for the Helpless reported income of £52k and spending of £40k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from October 2024 to October 2025, income grew from £50k to £52k (+4.0%), an average of +4.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Help for the Helpless sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oxfordshire Discovery College (£52k), Rabbi B Z Blau Memorial Fund Limited (£52k) and New Life Christian Fellowship/Rochdale (£52k).